No Grey Zone - Episode 2 -Intimate Partner Violence

No Grey Zone Podcast

Kathryn Marsh & Melissa Hoppmeyer are prosecutors with over two decades of experience between them, specializing in child abuse, sexual assault and domestic violence crimes. They are also co-founders of Right Response Consulting, an agency that provides training and in the areas of sexual assault, sexual harassment and human trafficking as well as developing policies and procedures for businesses and educational institutions.

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Statistics on Intimate Partner Violence

CDC Violence Prevention reports through its National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey that about 1 in 4 women and 1 in 10 men have experience intimate partner violence in their lifetime

The National Domestic Violence Hotline reports that on average about 24 people per minute are victims of rape, physical violence or stalking by an intimate partner.

1 in 4 women and 1 in 7 men have been victims of severe physical violence (e.g. beating, burning, strangling) by an intimate partner in their lifetime.

1 in 7 women and 1 in 18 men have been stalked by an intimate partner during their lifetime to the point in which they felt very fearful or believed that they or someone close to them would be harmed or killed

Statistics related to victims of color

45.1% of Black women and 40.1% of Black men have experienced intimate partner physical violence, intimate partner sexual violence and/or intimate partner stalking in their lifetimes.

• 31.8% of Black women and 16.8% of Black men have experienced one or more of the following intimate partner violence-related impacts: being fearful, concerned for safety, any post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms, injury, need for medical care, housing services, victim advocate services, and/or legal services, missed at least 1 day of work or school, and contacting a crisis hotline.

• 41.2% of Black women and 36.3% of Black men have experienced intimate partner physical violence in their lifetimes.

• 9.5% of Black women have experienced intimate partner stalking in their lifetimes.

Homicide Statistics

Per the CDC 1 in 5 homicide victims are killed by an intimate partner. The reports also found that over half of female homicide victims in the U.S. are killed by a current or former male intimate partner.

CDC reports that the lifetime economic cost associated with medical services for IPV-related injuries, lost productivity from paid work, criminal justice and other costs, is $3.6 trillion. The cost of IPV over a victim’s lifetime was $103,767 for women and $23,414 for men.
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